Samsung's 64-bit Exynos 8 Octa processor based on ARMv8 architecture gets official

Samsung has made the Exynos 8 Octa SoC official. The SoC is based on 14nm FinFET process technology and uses the company's first custom desined CPU cores based on 64-bit ARMv8 architecture. It uses four custom cores and four ARM Cortex-A53 cores.It also uses heterogeneous big.LITTLE structure for efficient usage of the eight cores.

The Exynos 8 Octa with custom CPU cores delivers 30 percent improvement in performance and 10 percent better power efficiency compared to the Exynos 7 Octa. It is also the first Samsung SoC in the premium line-up to include intergrated one chip solution that combine the application processor and modem.

It has LTE Rel.12 Cat.12/13 modem that offers maximum download speed of up to 600Mbps (Cat.12) and upload speed of up to 150Mbps (Cat.13) with carrier aggregation. The SoC packs Mali-T880 MP12 GPU and supports up to 4K Ultra HD (4096 x 2160) display resolution.

The Exynos 8 Octa SoC is expected to enter mass production later this year and will be used in the upcoming flagship smartphone Galaxy S7, which is likely to be announced in Q1 2016.

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